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- Mudcrutch, on 05/04/2008, -8/+24The art of disguising spam as an article.
- IAmSam14, on 05/04/2008, -0/+12This reads more like an ad for his new book then it does about the "elevator pitch"
- OhTheHumanity1, on 05/04/2008, -3/+12Honestly, I'm less concerned about his greatness as I am the fact that he may be the greatest modern day philanthropist with his partner ship with Bill and Melinda Gates
- HenvY, on 05/04/2008, -0/+8How to make yourself look like an ***** in front of an important person in 3 easy steps!
- burchie2, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7The elevator pitch is great and all, but unfortunately, I think Warren Buffet has to listen to one every time he turns a corner. I don't think he really think he cares about what "credible" people you have worked for, or what your plans for the future are.
- cliffzdude, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7I know Warren Buffet has a reputation for hanging on to his regular guy upbringing. But, this article is ******* silly. Like the guy will leave his chair onstage, or backstage, and take a leak with the cheap-seats. The author is confusing a Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder meeting with a silicon valley VC meet and greet convention.
- scotticus, on 05/04/2008, -2/+8You're stupid.
- frelk, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4Anyone can play the stock market with a relatively small buy-in. People in the labor market can also enter the capital markets if they want to. Matching capital to a deserving entrepreneur is very difficult, very important, and worth rewarding. Otherwise, there's no one to hire employees.
- pinchduck, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3Ah, Marxism 101. I'll throw in a little Capitalism 101.
The investors give capital to the owners of the businesses who hire the laborers you speak of. The laborers don't make much money because they don't share the huge financial risk of starting a company. They can quit and go get another job at any time. The owners don't have that luxury. Most businesses fail, leaving the owners in the lurch. They will end up bankrupt and struggling. That is why, when a business hits it big, the owners first pay back the investors with dividends, cash payments, or going public with the company. The owner keeps the balance, which may or may not make him rich.
The Marxists lost, the Capitalists won. That is why Russia and China switched economic models and are now joining the club of the world's richest nations. - frelk, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Anti-abortion spam
- killaCam921, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2I am pretty sure this guy has no interest in hearing a pitch - he makes more money in an hour than most do in a month. Buffet, Gates, and Murdoch do not care about the next best idea. They are way passed that lol. They are on to giving away money because they have nothing else to do.
- TimDigg, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3if you know who Tim Ferriss is....he's the man
good for him - snowshoeless, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2you think warren ever gets sick of the elevator pitch and just ends up taking the stairs instead?
- ide1337myself, on 05/04/2008, -8/+10He is the world's greatest player of a ridiculous game. A game that gives the profits of most human labor to people to sit around and trade sheets of paper, leaving the vast majority of people who create the value with only a tiny fraction. Good for him.
- BillyTIdaho, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3I like how "establish credibility" is followed shortly by this guy blurting out that he holds some dubious tango record.
- SexyInsurance, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2I would be the same way. I would not have any idea what to say to the man. It's not so much that I'd be intimidated, but I'm sure he has tons of answers to millions of questions I have in my little head. I can't ask him all of them, and I'm certain even just one would be too much to ask of him. He just has a great mind. He is a nice fellow who has made both himself and a lot of other people very rich. He's really the model I try to emulate. To learn from Buffet would be worth more than anything you could possibly possess.
- inactive, on 05/04/2008, -2/+3err... what?
- Petrarch1603, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1rule number 2 seems like its several rules:
"2nd. Make it clear you are not looking for money (unless you are) but have something of interest to discuss after much research, and then ask how you can follow up in a less hectic environment. Give them your card with below #3 handwritten on it." - UrbanVoyeur, on 05/04/2008, -4/+5All hail the hero of Greed, the champion of the endless pursuit of money for it's own sake.
- Stochio, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1report this idiot
- Ryan166, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1Buffett's cool with me, he made me a couple grand when he jumped aboard WWY last week.
- binorgog, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1You could have summed up that article with:
"Worship Me Bitches" - GregGunn, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1I read his book, and there are some good time-saving principles, but overall the guy comes across as a douche...but, good for him for finding a way to make some money off it.
- blaker00, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1Warren Buffet only buys blue chip companies, so if you have an idea and it's not off the ground yet good luck. He wont even bother to hear it. Buffets goal is to move his roi up by a couple % points for Berkshire, so if you have an idea that brings back 10 million dollars he couldn't care less.
- fraziebr, on 05/05/2008, -0/+0Hard taking career advice from somebody younger than me, however if he's successfully only working 4 hours a week, he's done some things better than I have. Either way, I liked the tips on the elevator speech.
- fafaforza, on 05/05/2008, -0/+0Hooray for a system where a couple thousand employees get downsized just so that the company can meet earnings forecasts, which would have been a penny per share lower otherwise.
As far as the risks, seems that the masses bear the burden in many cases (Bear Sterns, various S&Ls, etc). - MtheoryX, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1[obligatory comment pointing out that you sound like a *****]
- vbullinger, on 05/04/2008, -4/+3Ask him about all of his eugenics programs and what he has in store for us.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microso ... - T8erT0T, on 05/04/2008, -4/+3I feel you dawg. A digg for your thought.
- imhalfpirate, on 05/04/2008, -2/+1He's a regular at Dinkers Bar here in Omaha. Best damn burgers ever.
- chrislongridge, on 05/04/2008, -5/+4The OP is a douche.
- benny786, on 05/04/2008, -2/+0ask him for a hundred dollar bill.
- earl1234, on 05/04/2008, -3/+1Thank you for informing the rest of us just how awesome this dude is. Don't believe me, read his blog - its all there: he is the definition of awesome. I can't wait to hear about his killer pitch to Buffet - they're going to make an awesome team - like totally reinvent the get-rich-scheme industry.
- fissionvsfusion, on 05/04/2008, -9/+1[obligatory generic comment about how few diggs and how few comments this front page article has]
- inactive, on 05/04/2008, -20/+2I'll be praying to Satan for the death of warren *****. I mean he's cool cuz he knows how to make money... but so does Nasty Palousy... and she sucks a big American-Samoan one.
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